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Ikram Nurmehmet: The Resilient Voice of Uyghur Cinema

Ikram Nurmehmet, an Uyghur filmmaker, has become a symbol of the human rights violations faced by the Uyghur community in

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Yavuz Ekinci: A Writer on Trial for his Fiction Novel in Türkiye

Yavuz Ekinci, a Kurdish writer and a teacher with over 10 books, more than 5 awards for his contributions, and

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Freedom Activist Huda Kaya unlawfully detained, again

Last update (30/06/24): Huda Kaya, on her second hearing, has been released on the condition of sign-in once a month

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The Turkish Julian Assange, Can Dündar is still on trial

Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist, columnist, documentarian who has worked in various TV channels and newspapers since 1991 with many

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Fair Trial and Human Rights in Vietnam: Struggles and Progress

Vietnam, a nation steeped in rich cultural heritage and economic growth, grapples with a complex landscape of human rights issues,

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Freedom Activist Huda Kaya unlawfully detained, again

Last update: An additional indictment was presented for Huda Kaya and 4 other people on the Kobani trial (Serpil Kemalbay,

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Human Rights Violations and Execution of Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi

The case of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has gained international attention due to the human rights violations and the issuance

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Urgent Concerns Regarding the Arbitrary Detention of Artist Rached Tamboura in Tunisia

Rached Tamboura (28), an artist and student at Tunisia’s Arabic Calligraphy University in Tunis, was arrested on the night of

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Urgent Concerns Regarding the Detention of Human Rights Defender Anon Nampa in Thailand

We are deeply concerned about the continued detention of human rights defender and pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa in Bangkok Remand

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Kyrgyz President Urged to Veto Controversial Law Threatening Civil Liberties

In a significant development, the Kyrgyz parliament has passed a new law that has raised concerns among civil rights advocates

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Exiled Journalist of Turkiye

The plight of exiled journalists from Turkiye, such as Cevheri Guven, Adem Yavuz Aslan, Said Sefa, Ahmet Bozkus, Ahmet Donmez,

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Freedom Activist Huda Kaya unlawfully detained, again

Huda Kaya; a writer, activist and a former politician focusing on women’s rights and minority ethnic population’s rights in Turkey

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